Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-17

| readily be maintained In each state and In the
| DIS 4 { u columbia, which 10 time OF war woul
fIrm me nucleus for complete and powerful
| Tne lecture was concluded by an exhibition Of
| the practical working OF the Finley Helio-tele-
grapn n On motion Of Col Moore the thanks OF the
/ tereStlng and Instructive discourse.
National Guard Notes.
| The District solder boys are much interested In
the setting up" exercises that are being taught
| them AS consequence, tue drill nights at the
| srmOrles have larger attendance than for some
time past These exercises have the same relation
10 the solder that tue alphabet has 10 the pupil OF
the primary school and without knowledge OF
| them 1t Is argued that a man cannot become Q
| good soldier. Observation shows that a new re-
/ cruit will handle fourteen-pound gun as II II
! weighed ton; In going through the manual OF
arms his body will perform all sorts OF contortions,
and his face wear look OF agony that Ii dupli-
Gated only when man unexpectedly treads on q
1 soon overcome these grievous faults and In a
| short time he will handle his gun with his arms
alone. The first exercise Is intended TO straig ten
the shoulders; the second strengthens the muscles
| OF the stomach and back and gives q graceful
osa 10 Tue upper part Oh the body tne third
the muscles OF the arm and shoulder The general
enect will be graceful easy carriage, well knit
| and nnely proporttoned Inquire.
The Official inspection will not take place until
| the second week In January as the pressure of
business consequent upon the approach OF Christ
mas Will Keep many OF the boys away from their
| drills. Each company Will be given one weeks
notice by Acknowledgement Bigeiow wnen and
where their Inspection will be held, and they will
e9s s1s ana
poor; and g. complete failure. The results Of the
known In what form. In order that the work may
| De done during the month OF January, AdJutant.
g aSd Inlay
Oh Two ana eacn take one part or the militia. IL
VIII De necessary to inspect the men In the march
| separately, either by companies or battalions.
| Inc omcerS anticipate some difficulty on account
OF tne snailness OF several OF the armories where
| the movements In double time would be out OF the
question, while those In quick time would be
| nearly So The present inspection Is uRon1cial,
| entire command, although the captain OF each
company Will be notified OF the points made by his
company, 80 that he will know wherein his CON-
| mand Is directive. But the marking for the jan
uary Inspection will be published, as stated, for
| the Information OF the entire command. At that
time only one ofIlcer will be allowed each CON-
pany.
| Capt z B. Townsend returned to the city last
Sunday, after absence OF six weeks, looking and
feeling In the best OF health. He put on the har-
the Inspection of COMPANY g National FencibIesS.
Atm battalion. speaking OF It TO a STAR reporter
ne SAID ne was agreeaoly surprised at the d,gree
been organized
Speaking OF the large increase in the number Of
| recruits, member OF the W. L. I. said to a STAR
OF entering the militia thought lot OF the boys
would pull out and the whole tn ng fall 10 pieces.
n t snst ms have n n
had In any period OF our history previous 10 that
time IL Is now claimed that as members Of the
militia the boys feel that they are Of some import
ance In the community. At any rate, they ought
70, as they are sworn TO defend and must help to
defend II In time Of need, which was more than
"a linda tsnt Arxyo ni
zati0ns.
One Of the Objectionable features that was OBJ
served on several OF the recent dr nights was the
way In which some OF the Officers gave their CON-
mandS While IL Is not necessary that an 0fficer
should bawl his orders 1t Is desirable that they De
given with promptness and decision. II he dawdles
the men will dawdle; and when the official tnspec-
ton Is made, much attention will be given to the
time taken In executing an order as 10 the move
ment ITSELF Therefore it behooves the commanding
Officers TO speak with decision, promptness, and
above all with regu arty that not only will the
men understand the orders as given but they Will
be able to anticipate them.
II would also seem that man should 20 without
chewing tobacco or smoking a cigar or cigarette
during the short time he Is required to perform
drill duty. The other night IL was noticed that In
Two companies that were drilling several OF the men
while going through the nuai frequently spat to-
oacco juice on the fioor Others when at place rest
would pull out cigarette and take a with or two
bad practice and gives the men a very unsoldierly
appearance. Besiies, IL Is factor-although q
amt Tafpf NE.N<
menL on a high decree az efrc;ancr WIG "''ain-
In ~. -, .o,-,1.,,,S -
~ INC saLnc cohneclioi, iaughaoie scene oc-
CURED on TueSday night at one OF the armOries,
which Is fairy illustrative OF the force OF the above
argument. It was during the inspection, and
nSanlime some VI the men had plentifully sprin
ar ee INC noor r Win y, se luce Oh the weed me
HE men glanced 10 Inc iolr. many ~ Sh.1n rrha
wore oniy a blouse win rha,r ctv,,San,. c1o,hn ~
m arie wry faces NJ thew IhouIh. or tha ,o1
would RESULT hut the or,fer w. ohevssf A. ona az
them remarked sota So ..fsoys viva ot 70 d =, W
Its military
Monday night Capt Daiton's company OF the
Washington Light Infantry were mt thronob tho
setItng IN = ercises and the hsiance stens Co
Moore was an Interested Observer md mncn a, the
time he went throuph the EXERCISES on ME oxn
hOok The boys aid remar RI abiy well for ,he eS"rt
time they nave been nracticin1 them The Sn,ne
comnIiment shon,a be nsia 70 fna ,v.h,n SAINT
Continentals under Capt Mills This company' al
though iaborng under the disadvantage or small
armOry, Is booming.
Capt Campbell passed the examining hoard last
Nondav nirh, Maior alact poh,nsor -, or, o.,
batI alion faied to nsss me oroaI T,ns ~ 800
shnnId 10 sren in seisctino aoo,h.r vS,d. @AAo
IT,. -. -, - IS L .,. o"oe.
inioe NC" AuonhoeiS "eie auuou W company ID
logan camp Guardl OF the 4th battalion, at the
Tes vnra melting on tuesday nignt They were
SrtlIing ~ this comnany ~ nra,ras.,n@ on;,stan
toriIv and I'm, ThPpmasao s,oSsus sa .h
shall become one OF the crack COMPANIES n NOT the
crack company OF the National Guard OF the
District BuG ne will md active rivalry In the
armories OF the Merchants Rifles and the National
fehcioies. Alter the drill meeting OF the enter